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<p>The present study is based on specimens reared from the larvae of leafmining <i>Leucoptera coffeella</i> (Guérin-Méneville) (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae) attacking the leaves of <i>Coffea arabica</i> L. (Rubiaceae) in the coffee fields located in the southwestern Saudi Arabia (Al-Baha, Asir, and Jazan). The reared specimens belong to two hymenopteran families: Braconidae (two genera, two species), and Eulophidae (four genera, four species). All genera are first records to the Saudi Arabian fauna. Moreover, the braconid genera, <i>Parahormius</i> Nixon, 1940 and <i>Pholetesor</i> Mason, 1981, are also recorded here for the first time for the Middle Eastern region. Four species, <i>Parahormius rasooli</i> Soliman &amp; Gadallah, <i>Pholetesor leucopterae</i> Soliman &amp; Gadallah (Braconidae), <i>Chrysocharis arabicus</i> Gadallah &amp; Soliman and <i>Neochrysocharis similus</i> Gadallah &amp; Soliman (Eulophidae) are described and illustrated as new species. Furthermore, the four new species are considered an addition to all previously reported species in association with <i>Leucoptera</i> spp., in addition to their association with <i>Coffea arabica</i> as a plant host. One of our objectives here is to determine the possibilities of biological control of the Arabian <i>Leucoptera coffeella</i> causing serious damage to coffee fields in Saudi Arabia.</p>

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First contribution to the parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera) reared from the coffee leafminer Leucoptera coffeella (Guérin-Méneville, 1842) (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae) attacking Coffea arabica L. (Rubiaceae) in Saudi Arabia, new records, new species and new tritrophic associations

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    2025年5月7日

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  • Ahmed M. Soliman,
  • Hathal M. Al Dhafer,
  • Neveen S. Gadallah

摘要

The present study is based on specimens reared from the larvae of leafmining Leucoptera coffeella (Guérin-Méneville) (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae) attacking the leaves of Coffea arabica L. (Rubiaceae) in the coffee fields located in the southwestern Saudi Arabia (Al-Baha, Asir, and Jazan). The reared specimens belong to two hymenopteran families: Braconidae (two genera, two species), and Eulophidae (four genera, four species). All genera are first records to the Saudi Arabian fauna. Moreover, the braconid genera, Parahormius Nixon, 1940 and Pholetesor Mason, 1981, are also recorded here for the first time for the Middle Eastern region. Four species, Parahormius rasooli Soliman & Gadallah, Pholetesor leucopterae Soliman & Gadallah (Braconidae), Chrysocharis arabicus Gadallah & Soliman and Neochrysocharis similus Gadallah & Soliman (Eulophidae) are described and illustrated as new species. Furthermore, the four new species are considered an addition to all previously reported species in association with Leucoptera spp., in addition to their association with Coffea arabica as a plant host. One of our objectives here is to determine the possibilities of biological control of the Arabian Leucoptera coffeella causing serious damage to coffee fields in Saudi Arabia.